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Chimera Industries Cerberus: The 18L, mATX, USA-made enclosure
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Of course if you shoot picture of the inside maybe we can help to find a perfect spot for it!@fabio -- Thanks for the suggestion! Works on top... glad I bought a black top for the white surrounds.
I believe I read somewhere that having the Glass side panel on the Cerberus X reduces CPU cooler clearance a couple millimeters. Is this still true? I'm curious to know if the Scythe Fuma would still fit with the glass panel.
Well glass side panel is a DIY solution due to mounting clips system.
For full plexiglass/windows side panel, definitely windows is eating several millimiters of clearance...not sure that Fuma will fit with windowed panel, especially it was already a pretty tight fit with standard side panel.
@fabio temps are looking nice, and what about noise?
@carpenike @fabio you are Cerberus-X watercooling kings..
@MarcParis Well, In idle I have my slim fan at 800rpm, so inaudible!
Under load they goes till 1800rpm, and the sterrox is fixed at 50% for airflow, so they are audible, but even silent! The specs say 24db. Of course, when the Titan V are under load, you know, they are like a small jet!
When I will install the other 2 sensor maybe I flip the top fan direction as exhaust, but I don't know if will change anything, actually the top of the case seems to have "fresh air" even if almost 0 airflow...
https://smallformfactor.net/forum/t...x-usa-made-enclosure.454/page-227#post-105316
I can confirm the Scythe Fuma rev. B fits the Chimera:
A few millimeters between the heatpipe tips and the outer edge of the frame of the case.
Still plenty of room for more heatsink !
Well @Phuncz is actually using Fuma rev B for his Cerberus setup.
Thank you for the information. I suppose worst case scenario if the heatpipes do push against the window I could just drill holes in the plexiglass to make space. I know that requires special drill bits, but I've got a mechanic friend that very likely has a set. Is it safe to assume the Fuma would fit the same in both the regular Cerberus and the Cerberus-X, seeing as they have the same width and cooler clearance? I won't know precisely which case I'll be going with until I settle on a motherboard once the new AMD chips drop in 3 - 4 months.
Is this what you want? Window mod was done using a sacrificial side panel (came dented already, so I was either going to return it or use it), a dremel, a tempered glass panel (13 5/16" x 14 7/16" x 1/4', light gray, ordered from onedayglass.com), and 3M VHB tape. For a guide to how to attach the glass, check out this video. This mod works with the FUMA Rev.B. If you're talking about the full size window on Sliger's website, that will not work with the FUMA as the window is mounted to the inside of the panel, reducing clearance.Finally finished my build in the Cerberus X! Certainly not the easiest to build in, but totally worth it.
Pics:
Parts Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/rcradiator/saved/jZND8d
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I assume that would be very hard to take off if you cannot bend it.
Any news on the dual 120mm top fan bracket? I just stumbled across this post and it was the first I'd ever heard about it.
Edit: Ah, I see the option on the website. I'd never seen it mentioned before so I guess I glossed right over it.
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On the contrary, it's the easiest to take off. The panel thickness + 1/4 inch glass make for a very rigid panel which just pulls off without having to flex. The most difficult panel to take off is the front panel, which requires a ridiculous amount of force to take off. Then again, I have no idea how new revision cases behave, as I bought my Cerberus X last December (KC10X vs the current KC11X).
Thanks again everyone for your help! Build is complete. I posted a new thread here:
https://smallformfactor.net/forum/t...ling-asrock-taichi-ultimate-intel-9900k.9858/
https://smallformfactor.net/forum/t...ling-asrock-taichi-ultimate-intel-9900k.9858/
I got my Cerberus X today, and while I'm generally satisfied with the build quality I have a few questions:
Was the ATX PSU mount supposed to come with screws? Here is everything that came with mine:
The panels seem somewhat bent. Is this within normal tolerances? (I realize that the case isn't CNC-ed from a solid block of metal, so there will of course be some imperfections)
Was the ATX PSU mount supposed to come with screws? Here is everything that came with mine:
The panels seem somewhat bent. Is this within normal tolerances? (I realize that the case isn't CNC-ed from a solid block of metal, so there will of course be some imperfections)
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I got my Cerberus X today, and while I'm generally satisfied with the build quality I have a few questions:
Was the ATX PSU mount supposed to come with screws? Here is everything that came with mine:
The panels and ATX mount seem somewhat bent/warped. Is this within normal tolerances? (I realize that the case isn't CNC-ed from a solid block of metal, so there will of course be some imperfections)
You didn't get screws but got a bunch of the labels? Please shoot us an email, orders@sliger.com, and we'll get this fixed!
The flatness is usually off on side panels, it's a result of the design, but is not the criteria we use for quality control.
Perforating the holes / cutting edges displaces material and causes internal stress in the panels which causes warping / bowing. We work out the cases to sit well / edges align when assembled - we do not work out the panels to sit flat when laid on a table. Only fix is to go with a much thinner aluminum, and add flanges to edges.
Thanks! I will do that. I have to add that the pictures exaggerate the extent of the bowing. The case is really well built with solid materials!
spent a bit of time on the layout for the upgrade. might need to ditch cannibalising an Enermax TR4 AIO because it's pretty hard to tetris the pump in ,_,
gonna figure out how to do those corner supports ._.
gonna figure out how to do those corner supports ._.
If only Swiftech was making an Apogee drive II for TR4 socket...it will ease your choice..spent a bit of time on the layout for the upgrade. might need to ditch cannibalising an Enermax TR4 AIO because it's pretty hard to tetris the pump in ,_,
gonna figure out how to do those corner supports ._.
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